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26 Pebbles

Similar in style to The Laramie Project,playwright Eric Ulloa conducted interviews with members of the community in Newtown and crafted them into an exploration of gun violence and a small town shaken by a horrific event.

26 Pebbles

Cast Size

2m, 4f

Duration

Duration

90 minutes

SubGenre

Subgenre

Docudrama/Historic

Audience

Target Audience

Adult

Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Additional Info

On December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed twenty-six innocent souls before taking his own life. These twenty-six innocent deaths, like pebbles thrown into a pond, created ripples and vibrations that were felt far beyond the initial rings. This is the story of those vibrations.

Similar in style to The Laramie Project, playwright Eric Ulloa conducted interviews with members of the community in Newtown and crafted them into an exploration of gun violence and a small town shaken by a horrific event.

Production

Details

Setting: A town hall meeting in Newtown, Connecticut USA. 6 months after December 14th, 2012

Additional Features: No intermission

Features / Contains: Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes

Casting

2m, 4f

ACTOR 1 - F JENN - 35 - Mother to 6 year old son and wife to Michael. Lives in Sandy Hook.CARLA - 40 - Married mother of two, retired airline pilot who lives on a farm and enjoys the simple life.

ACTOR 2 - MMICHAEL - mid 30's - Father of 6 year old son and married to Jenn. Lives in Sandy Hook.DARREN - 45 - Father of two boys and married to Georgia. Suffers from PTSD.BILL - 60 - Married to Carole and father to Sally. Retired blue collar worker with a salt of the earth mentality. Carole's rock.FATHER WEISS - 55 - Monsignor of the Catholic church and Christian spiritual leader to the community. A bit worn out and weary by the responsibilities thrust into his life on 12/14.

ACTOR 4 - FYOLIE - 40 - Artistic minded divorced mother of one who is passionate about her community and how they can change the future of others.JERIANN - 40 - Spiritual healr who is new to the community. Opened a healing and angel reading shop with Starr.SALLY - 35 - Hometown girl who loves her community. Daughter of Carole and Bill.

ACTOR 5 - FGEORGIA - 40 - Australian born mother of two boys and married to Darren. Newtown is the first home she's made in the US with her family.KAT - 45 - Former factory worker now turned volunteer of incoming gifts to the town. Gravely voiced and tough on the outside but a heart of gold, hug loving person on the inside.CARRIE - 40 - Married mother of two girls and lives in Sandy Hook.

ACTOR 6 - F JULIE - 40 - Married mother of two. Lives in Sandy Hook.STARR - 50 - Angel reader who is born and bred in the community and a bit quirky. She opened a healing and angel reading shop with Jeriann.CAROLE - 60 - Tough, salt of the earth human resources director of Newtown. She is "no nonsense" and has a tremendous love of her twon and its constituents. She is married to Bill and mother to Sally.

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Cast Attributes

Reduced casting (Doubling Possible)

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Authors

Eric Ulloa is the author of “26 Pebbles,” which had it’s world premiere at The Human Race Theatre Company. The play was featured in American Theatre Magazine, The NY Times and won the Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Award for 2017. Eric is the book writer of the musical “Passing Through,” which was featured at Goodspeed’ ...